Thursday, November 08, 2012

With Love from Home ----

Can you guess what THIS is?! :cD

While I was walking all over downtown Tallahassee this morning, I got a phone call from my youngest son, Jeff.

Now Jeff is a young man of very few words, and usually no news from him means that everything is going well. So when my phone rang and I saw the display screen read “Jeff Hunter” along with his mobile phone number I was a bit worried.

This is not the kid that will call just to say I love you. He is the kid likely to tell you “I told you I loved you last week, if I change my mind I’ll let you know ---“

His words were: “Mom, I think your machine is here.”

I asked where it was from….I was looking for a package from Arkansas. Yep, that was it!

I told him to carefully open the box and text me some photos – I was so eager to see!

His photos came to me one by one with the comment of “Yup. Looks like a school bus!”

I. LOVE. IT!!!

Can you believe THIS came from THIS:

She’s got a new snazzy life in front of her now!

As the saying goes, “Even an old barn looks better with a new coat of paint!” Here is some more lusciousness:

The spool pin needs to be put back on top..it’s off to the side!

Close up of Decals! FUN!

Even a matching foot pedal!

What a transformation! Next I think I need to save up and have my poor beat up 301, Ugly Betty sent in --- she wants to be purple really bad. ;c)

I can hardly wait to get home and see her in person!

Today has been fun --- I walked and walked and even took pictures in front of the Florida Supreme Court building. I wandered several antique and thrift shops, but no great machine finds or quilt finds down here. That is probably a good thing, I have a hard time leaving bargains behind :c)

I’m meeting up with the guild ladies in a bout an hour to grab a bite to eat and then head over to set up for my lecture tonight ---

Zoooom, there this day goes bye bye! So fast! Hope yours was wonderful ---

Oh my goodness! This is EXACTLY what I pine for -- a yellow Featherweight! I think I will tape a picture of this on a certain someone's computer with a note that Santa could bring me one for Christmas - LOL! Enjoy this lovely lady!

doesn't she look pretty - does the guy in Hot Springs AR do your work? I have heard of quite a few ladies here in AR that has him do their machines. I might need to get mine redone one day but I will stick with original look I think

Is it possible for you to share the person's name and business number? I have a 301 that is a dream to sew with but has a very worn shell. What other colors are available.....but yellow is my favorite color. Thanks, Jane in PA.

A cheddar machine! Just fabulous and you so deserve it. Also, thank you so very much for your earlier post on where to send quilts for Sandy Survivors; I was able to get one sent priority this afternoon.

And yes it was extremely thoughtful of Jeff to call you and then take and send the pictures for you. It is Jeff that you give credit for in your books for some of the pictures of you isn't it? He is a very good photographer. Was it also Jeff that clued you in about the lag time at the end of BonnieCam? He's definitely a keeper! ;-)

Wow, love you little school bus beauty. My son came through my studio and said " Mom, where did all these machines come from, I was just here and they were not." I just laughed and said I have had some a long time and some are new. More is always better when it comes to my toys. I know you feel the same. Want to find a Featherweight in need of paint job. Am looking. I want blue.

Now that is one beautiful machine!! I'm so happy you got it. I hope everyone had as good a day today as Bonnie did and as I did. First thing this morning I got an e-mail telling me I'd won a bundle of fabric and Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks vol. 6. Woo Hoo! I better go check my lottery ticket....

Oh, He's definitely the Good Son Toady! She looks great. I wondered the same thing about the Decals. That must be figured in as part of the expense. You're having fun in Florida and not a Disney world!

Looks great! I have a white one that needs painted. I'm leaning toward a green...maybe peridot. You should put a link to this guy on your page for us old farts that can't remember!Did you get to pick the color for the decals too? Deb

Love your new yellow FW, she`s special. Are you doing a mystery quilt this year. I read on someone`s blog you had announced your fabric choices but I have read nothing. I have done every one and still have 3 to finish. They are just so darn addictive.

The new machine looks fantastic. I don't feel so bad now knowing that I never find anything in the antique shops down here either. I was hoping you would find at least something though. Looks like I will wait till I head north again, to start shopping where all the good finds are hiding out.

WOW that was fast,it took mine about 9 weeks to get back. Didn't think I would like that color, but it is a beauty and I bet you can hardly wait the two weeks you are on the road to get home and see it in person :) so happy for you - she is fantastic!

Oh my gosh, Bonnie, your son Jeff is exactly like my son Brian. I do have a son named Jeff, but he DOES call and tell me he loves me. But Brian, who went off to college 3 months ago has only texted me twice. He is a man of few words and would totally say he loved me 3 months ago and if he changes his mind, he would let me know. My only solace is that he has a steady girlfriend whose mother I am friends with and SHE calls on a daily basis if not more often. So I know through her, that all is well. I just read your post to my son Jeff who is at home today and he said it was totally Brian! As Jeff left to go to the IMAX with his friends today, a couple hours away, I reminded him to let me know he got there okay. He said "Mom, I'm alive now, if that changes I'll be sure to let you know." We've created a monster< LOL! P.S. LOVE your machine!